food + cooking
Sonoma Balsamico
Most of the balsamic sold in the U.S. is not aged in traditional barrels. But Condimento Balsimico is a good alternative for the thrifty-minded.
10.31.07
- Keywords
- ingredients,
- italian,
- farming,
- peggy knickerbocker
food + cooking
Oops
Trying to keep up with the eggplant onslaught and craving something spicy, I came across a recipe I could not understand.
10.31.07
- Keywords
- cooking + technique,
- vegetable,
- cookbooks,
- asian,
- robert pincus
food + cooking
Chinatown Market Watch
Also known as pitaya, dragon fruit is the pear of an epiphytic cactus species Hylocereus undatus.
10.29.07
- Keywords
- ingredients,
- produce,
- fruit,
- seasonal,
- asian
food + cooking
A Handy Guide to Pressing Your Own Cider
This timeless tradition gets some fresh attitude from Ian Knauer and Alan Sytsma, formerly known as Gourmet.com's 2 Guys, in this column originally published in fall 2007...
10.03.12
- Keywords
- ingredients,
- fruit,
- seasonal,
- 2 Guys,
- ian knauer
food + cooking
The Sleeper Salad
No matter how long I slave over the rest of the meal, I know exactly which dish will get the most praise when I have dinner guests.
10.24.07
- Keywords
- cooking + technique,
- produce,
- dressing,
- lesley porcelli
food + cooking
My Pickle Jones
We ran out of Wickles pickles this past weekend. Right about then, my egg salad sandwich went to hell.
10.22.07
- Keywords
- ingredients,
- vegetable,
- sandwiches,
- southern u.s.,
- john t. edge
food + cooking
The Taste of Spain
Seville held its first edition of Andalucía Sabor, a culinary conference devoted to "Three Cultures" (Christian, Muslim, and Jewish) and "Two Seas" (the Mediterranean and Atlantic).
10.19.07
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- spain,
- chefs,
- travel,
- lisa abend
food + cooking
Minutes of the Institute for Oleic Research: Palm Oil
The question has long dogged me: What to do with palm oil, apart from using it in Brazilian and West African cooking?
10.19.07
food + cooking
Spammed
Imagine you're the brand-manager for Crisco or Spam—it must be like being Jayden James Spears Federline at a supermarket checkout line.
10.17.07
- Keywords
- ingredients,
- meat,
- pork,
- nutrition/Diet,
- dara moskowitz grumdahl
food + cooking
Season of the Pepper
When you see a half-dozen Caribbean women buying ten-pound sacks of peppers first thing Saturday morning you know it's time to pay attention.
10.17.07
- Keywords
- ingredients,
- produce,
- vegetable,
- robert pincus